Weeks before Scarlett Jones' wedding, her CIA ex-boyfriend returns to town. So does the Paradise Killer.

When Logan Vern is forced to take an extended vacation from his exciting job at the CIA, he returns home to Paradise, California where his parents are always fighting and his ex-girlfriend is engaged to be married. The town then gets a wakeup call when the Paradise Killer comes out of hiding, targeting people from Logan's past. With his resources, Logan thinks capturing the killer will be easy. But to his dismay, the Paradise Killer may be closer to home than he expected.

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Excerpt“P…”
He grinded his teeth as blood trickled down his front.
“A…”
“Stop! Please!”
“R…” The killer continued digging the knife deeper. “A…”
“Have mercy!” he cried.
“That won’t do.”
“Why?”
The Paradise Killer looked at him as though it was obvious. “Because I was designed to kill.”